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had president obama kept 100,000 troops occupying iraq, would that have made people in the middle east happier with america? had he given a more combative speech three years ago, would that have made radical islamists stay at home last week? the truth is, president obama nor any american president has much to do with t outbreak of protests over the last two weeks. it might be instructive to recall that after the 9/11 attacks, many asked the question why is there so much anger in the arab world, why do they hate us, and many serious scholars and journalists, myself included, have wrote extensively about the stagnation and repression in arab countries that produced bitterness over their country and anger in the west. the u.n.'s arab development report looked at the region's backwardness. please understand most of those conditions, illiteracy, female sub jog agency, still exists. these are longstanding trends that have caused in me muslims a sense of humiliation and rage. they're not a response to some specific speech or even a particular president. does anyone think ronald reagan's polic
had president obama kept 100,000 troops occupying iraq, would that have made people in the middle east happier with america? had he given a more combative speech three years ago, would that have made radical islamists stay at home last week? the truth is, president obama nor any american president has much to do with t outbreak of protests over the last two weeks. it might be instructive to recall that after the 9/11 attacks, many asked the question why is there so much anger in the arab world,...
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determined and who most of the shiites, the populations that are in bahrain, in syria, in lebanon, and in iraq itself following, looking towas an. s, t ain opened that debate about the role of iran and what's happening but are they relational? yes. they're very rational and y can talk to them. there's many players in the i ran yan politicalst did be in office after june. we need to understand that. there's elections and somebody else might replace him. he's not as pular as we think. today, if you look at of how much he's hated in own country, re opessed his own people in 2009, the economy and this is what people look at. he really destroyed the economy by pushing the whole world, to put more sanction on him and on the iranian central bank and ruined the country. he is the worst pr for his people. >> ru,ackosrhe united states, president obama barely discussed israel in the speech at the u.n. he didn't meet with netanyahu. is that -- are those this t isisteo and pick up on or is that really just stuff we talk about here? >> i think israelis, they look on the level of cooperation that we had with
determined and who most of the shiites, the populations that are in bahrain, in syria, in lebanon, and in iraq itself following, looking towas an. s, t ain opened that debate about the role of iran and what's happening but are they relational? yes. they're very rational and y can talk to them. there's many players in the i ran yan politicalst did be in office after june. we need to understand that. there's elections and somebody else might replace him. he's not as pular as we think. today, if...
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they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he gets nowhere on the iran nuclear issue. he is equivocal in the arab spring. he leads from behind in libya. the theory was if we go soft and we are very nice, if we -- if we say [speaking in arabic [enough times, it will be all right. he decided, the theory and therefore the practice is going to be, retreat and withdraw. remember the line he uses? the tide of war is receding. >> sean: exactly. >> that means the tide of american power is receding. and the reason that american interests, schools, embassies, businesses are aflame in the middle-east from tuni
they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he...
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an unscheduled stop at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to those killed in afghanistan and iraq. vice president, joe biden, was in shanksville, pennsylvania honoring those of flight 93 with their families. >> no matter how many anniversaries you experience for at least an instant the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. the sense of total disbelief, it envelopes you. you feel like you are being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. my hope, my hope for you all is that as every year passes, the depth of your pain recedes. >> vice president went on to praise the heroism of the 40 passengers and crew members who died on flight 93 11 years ago. >>> president bill clinton will campaign for president obama in florida. yesterday, on the campus of florida international university, the president urged the young audience to register and vote. he reiterated the message the current president has laid the foundation for economic recovery. >> no one, not me, not anybody else could have completely healed that and built a whole new economy and br
an unscheduled stop at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to those killed in afghanistan and iraq. vice president, joe biden, was in shanksville, pennsylvania honoring those of flight 93 with their families. >> no matter how many anniversaries you experience for at least an instant the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. the sense of total disbelief, it envelopes you. you feel like you are being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your...
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war in iraq. and the question remabs was it worth it? after the loss of nearly 45 hundred american troops and many more iraqi lives and the expenditure of more than $800 billion dollars. just what sort of iraq was the united states military leaving behind? michael gordon is joining us now. he's the coauthor of the new book entitled "the end game." so this is an amazing book. was it worth it. that whole many years of the war in iraq, the cost and blood and treasure. >> well, i think the question at this point is the war happened. the decision to invade was made. in 2002, 2003. the question is, what sort of relationship should the united states have with iraq now. how did the obama administration handle the end of the war and where do we go from here. >> those are all important questions, but the whole war was built on a faulty prim is that saddam had weapons of mass destruction. >> i think it's conceded that they didn't have weapons of mass destruction. >> i remember i was in kuwait on the eve of the war. i had a gas masks, they were real
war in iraq. and the question remabs was it worth it? after the loss of nearly 45 hundred american troops and many more iraqi lives and the expenditure of more than $800 billion dollars. just what sort of iraq was the united states military leaving behind? michael gordon is joining us now. he's the coauthor of the new book entitled "the end game." so this is an amazing book. was it worth it. that whole many years of the war in iraq, the cost and blood and treasure. >> well, i...
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i spent a lot of time in iraq and as we were transitioning from our military presence there to the state department presence there, we looked very closely at the security procedures at our con sue lates and embassies. so i expect in the aftermath of these incidents, there will be another review and steps will be taken to improve security where needed. >> let's talk about libya and the mixed messages. it still seems confusing to me. on the 16th of september, our ambassador called the attacks spontaneous. jay carney agreed with that. then called it a terrorist attack and today during a taping for the view, the president said it wasn't just a mob action. but didn't call it a terrorist attack. after 13 days, shouldn't be know, especially given the libyan government has been very consistent from the beginning in saying this was preplanned. >> i think there's a lot of conflicting evidence. and frankly, i'm not privy to the classified information on this. and even if i was, i guess i couldn't tell you about it. my sense is that this was a spontaneous event, that some actors took advantage of. t
i spent a lot of time in iraq and as we were transitioning from our military presence there to the state department presence there, we looked very closely at the security procedures at our con sue lates and embassies. so i expect in the aftermath of these incidents, there will be another review and steps will be taken to improve security where needed. >> let's talk about libya and the mixed messages. it still seems confusing to me. on the 16th of september, our ambassador called the...
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. >> it's also, look at iraq and also reduced our leverage on players that are inclined to help us. there was news, again, just this week of overflights from iran to syria and the iraqi government basically can't do anything about it because we don't have a u.s. presence there anymore. >> and joe biden asked the president of iraq to please stop these flights and he's been rebuffed. and some say we may have to withdraw the aid if you don't stop the flight. but they don't have-- >> leverage. >> we have a lot less leverage with them. should mitt romney make foreign policy more after issue in the campaign? >> i think that obama is actually vulnerable on foreign policy. there's an image that obama got usama there for-- and dan points out, a very bad position, increasingly aggressive enough on the part of the east and iran rushing towards a nuclear weapon. >> paul: he can do that,'s he going to have an opportunity one of the debates almost all on foreign policy. i know bret can't wait for that. well, forget the middle east, if you're following presidential campaign, you may think that chi
. >> it's also, look at iraq and also reduced our leverage on players that are inclined to help us. there was news, again, just this week of overflights from iran to syria and the iraqi government basically can't do anything about it because we don't have a u.s. presence there anymore. >> and joe biden asked the president of iraq to please stop these flights and he's been rebuffed. and some say we may have to withdraw the aid if you don't stop the flight. but they don't have--...
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the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in iraq. so let me be clear. no system of government can or should be imposed by one nation, by any other. that does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. >> and then early last year uprisings on the arab streets toppled long-standing autocratic regimes in tunesia and egypt with delayed support of the west. this week in at least 23 countries around the world the people returned to the street to protest. sometimes violently. sometimes not. outside u.s. embassies, how, why, what turned the arab spring into this rage against the west. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rise is next. endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices, the guests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp. try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp for just $14.99! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great!
the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in iraq. so let me be clear. no system of government can or should be imposed by one nation, by any other. that does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. >> and then early last year uprisings on the arab streets toppled long-standing autocratic regimes in tunesia and egypt with delayed support of the west. this week in at least 23 countries...
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not having the wars in iraq and afghanistan help but an underlying defense budget of 4%. i think we're 3.8% now. without the extra costs for the wars. and then finally, with regard to health care, huge savings there. obviously, if you don't do the obamacare proposal, you save hundreds of dollars. >> but he's keeping some of the expensive benefits, isn't he? preexisting conditions and young people staying on their parents' plans. >> the biggest cost is setting up exchanges and huge subsidies and the number of people likely to join the exchanges, and frankly, lose their own private insurance to come to them and the utilization there and the expansions of the government programs, including the huge expansion of medicaid. so that's where the big numbers are. and what governor romney has said from the start is that he thinks we should not go there, and therefore we'll have some big savings there. so the key is really very simple to me. one, you've got to reduce spending and governor romney is committed to do that. the fiscal hold that washington has got itself in is so deep, e
not having the wars in iraq and afghanistan help but an underlying defense budget of 4%. i think we're 3.8% now. without the extra costs for the wars. and then finally, with regard to health care, huge savings there. obviously, if you don't do the obamacare proposal, you save hundreds of dollars. >> but he's keeping some of the expensive benefits, isn't he? preexisting conditions and young people staying on their parents' plans. >> the biggest cost is setting up exchanges and huge...
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we have a president that is announcing we are retreating from afghanistan and iraq so we can do nation building at home. won't meet with netanyahu and draw a red line for their nuclear program. weakness is provocative. >> what happened to diplomacy, gentlemen? are you saying we should go to the war? [ talking over each other ] >> sean: stop apologizing for the pretext which is this ad which is the and cause is weakness. also coming up, a despicable and anti-christian piece. what they called so-called art is set to make return to new york and backlash from the white house is non-existent. no tv ads condemning the work and no shot of hillary clinton calling it deplorable and likely party to venorate this trash. party to venorate this trash. do you see a doubltçtçtçtçtç@@ jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits
we have a president that is announcing we are retreating from afghanistan and iraq so we can do nation building at home. won't meet with netanyahu and draw a red line for their nuclear program. weakness is provocative. >> what happened to diplomacy, gentlemen? are you saying we should go to the war? [ talking over each other ] >> sean: stop apologizing for the pretext which is this ad which is the and cause is weakness. also coming up, a despicable and anti-christian piece. what...
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governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade is our focus is too much in iraq. so we're happy to have this debate and will have it obviously. >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no, this was an event, a complex event. we're only talking a matter of weeks here. and so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people and i think again the focus needs to be how do we make sure that our facilities and our ambassadors and our personnel is secure going forward and that's what the focus is on. >> the chairman of the homeland security committee has called for susan rice to resign, does the president have confidence in susan rice? >> absolutely. >> what about the broader point here, security is so bad in benghazi, that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are talk of military options to find ambassador steven's killers? what is america doing to work its will to change the traject
governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade is our focus is too much in iraq. so we're happy to have this debate and will have it obviously. >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no, this was an event, a complex event. we're only talking a matter of weeks here. and so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people and i think again the...
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members of the united states military, most of them under the age of 30 have died fighting in the wars of iraq and afghanistan in addition to the lives lost including civilians, the financial costs of the wars to the united states is staggering, amounting to almost $4 trillion. in the hours after the collapse of the world trade center, news outlets reported the story among firefighters. an emergency room doctor survived a fall. the man had a name. the country, you remember, clinged to that story. it wasn't long before we learned the story wasn't true. the man identified as living to tell about an 86 story plunge was in the base. all along. a new discovery channel documentary airing tonight shows there was a 9/11 surfer, as he became known. he tells his story for the first time tonight. he fell from the 22nd store of the north tower and lived to tell about it. here is how he remembered the moments before the fall. >> i remember staring at that large free standing wall that was there. it was a fire that was right at the base of that or right on the other side. actually started feeling the heat f
members of the united states military, most of them under the age of 30 have died fighting in the wars of iraq and afghanistan in addition to the lives lost including civilians, the financial costs of the wars to the united states is staggering, amounting to almost $4 trillion. in the hours after the collapse of the world trade center, news outlets reported the story among firefighters. an emergency room doctor survived a fall. the man had a name. the country, you remember, clinged to that...
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vietnam, 1969 our country lost twice as many dead as we have lost in iraq afghanistan combined over the past ten years of war. 68 was worse and 67 was the same. and there was not a day that goes by that io nothink abthunrith was privileged to lead. they have lived lives of courage both in combat and after their return. many of th we derided by r pefovi served. but in receiving veteran's benefits they are not takers they are givers inhe ultate sense of the word. there is a saying, all gave some, some gave all. it is a heart of a tradition of the freedom and independence. thaithiresme through wounds and disabilities. not only did they pay, they will nosay , awe they are owed. [ applause ] at least a mention, thanks respect when a man makes a speech accepting hisarty's nonatio comndern chief. i'm so g lad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thk you. in addition to us monitoring ur accounts fornual actit c ase eaccount alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we'
vietnam, 1969 our country lost twice as many dead as we have lost in iraq afghanistan combined over the past ten years of war. 68 was worse and 67 was the same. and there was not a day that goes by that io nothink abthunrith was privileged to lead. they have lived lives of courage both in combat and after their return. many of th we derided by r pefovi served. but in receiving veteran's benefits they are not takers they are givers inhe ultate sense of the word. there is a saying, all gave some,...
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the jobs reports show an 11% unemployment rate for veterans of iraq and afghanistan. more than 720,000 service members are out of work in this country. harry reid said they hit a new low by blocking the bill. patty murray said former troops are owed more than bumper stickers. a handful of republicans supported the bill, many in the party saw problems with the legislation. senator tom coburn of oklahoma said there was several job training programs under way. rand paul wanted to cut off egypt and pakistan. we'll talk to them on "morning joe." >>> the teacher's strike in chicago is over now. the city is facing a deeper crisis in the form of pension funds. "the new york times" explains how the chicago school district drained its reserves setting up a struggle to pay the teachers. it pays out $1 billion a year outpacing the cash it brings in. it could mean deep cuts to other services. rahm emanuel called for raising the retirement age. there was a rare moment of unity at the nation's capital to honor a woman fighting for human rights and democracy in her home country myanm
the jobs reports show an 11% unemployment rate for veterans of iraq and afghanistan. more than 720,000 service members are out of work in this country. harry reid said they hit a new low by blocking the bill. patty murray said former troops are owed more than bumper stickers. a handful of republicans supported the bill, many in the party saw problems with the legislation. senator tom coburn of oklahoma said there was several job training programs under way. rand paul wanted to cut off egypt and...
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muslim outreach goes back to the iraq war. these protests are happening in iraq. it wouldn't have happened under saddam hussein. >> bill: dictators kept a lid on whatever they did. >> called winning hearts and minds back then. today it's muslim outreach. >> bill: navy seal who wrote that book about killing usama bin laden. he may be punished by the u.s. government. roll the tape. >> i'm not talking secrets. i'm not talking tactics, i don't even get into any of that stuff. but i really try to give the reared a sense of what it is like to be there. this book is not political whatsoever. doesn't bad mouth either party. and we specifically chose september 11th to keep it out of the politics. >> bill: the pentagon, secretary of defense leon panetta says they may go after that guy in court because when you become an intelligence operative and that's what the navy seals special forces are sign a paper saying you are not going to talk about any of the missions at all. you say, gutfeld? >> this is a great idea. punish the guy that is responsible for the one success that yo
muslim outreach goes back to the iraq war. these protests are happening in iraq. it wouldn't have happened under saddam hussein. >> bill: dictators kept a lid on whatever they did. >> called winning hearts and minds back then. today it's muslim outreach. >> bill: navy seal who wrote that book about killing usama bin laden. he may be punished by the u.s. government. roll the tape. >> i'm not talking secrets. i'm not talking tactics, i don't even get into any of that...
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in iraq we have because there is a war zone. there still is a small army associated with the embassy. i think there are 17,000 people there in the green zone in iraq. i think that in a war zone, it's a little bit different. i don't want to second-guess the protection, but i do want to second-guess that our response should be very clear to libya and very clear to egypt that if we're going to have an embassy in the country, we need to be saved, and if we're going to spend money, we need to protect our embassy. lou: you believe that governor romney was too quick and too severe in his criticism of the obama administration as he turned a critical eye to the way in which the state department was apologizing to radical islam is at the very moment that they had stormed our embassy in cairo and were within very short order to be killing four americans, including the ambassador of libya? >> my response was very similar to governor romney's. that was to feel like it's not appropriate when the ambassador has been assassinated and your embas
in iraq we have because there is a war zone. there still is a small army associated with the embassy. i think there are 17,000 people there in the green zone in iraq. i think that in a war zone, it's a little bit different. i don't want to second-guess the protection, but i do want to second-guess that our response should be very clear to libya and very clear to egypt that if we're going to have an embassy in the country, we need to be saved, and if we're going to spend money, we need to...
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official in iraq. should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four more, including iraq, which is quite a ways from north africa. that spread is eerily reminiscent of what we all went through in the late 1970s. >> in iran? >> not just in iran, an ambassador killed in kabul followed by the embassy in islamabad being burned to the ground and the takeover in iran. these things have a way of spreading. they are a mark of the fact that the administration has basically conveyed weakness in this region. weakness always begets trouble. >> what should the administration in your opinion be doing? >> what it should be doing is what they are starting to do now. it took them a while to find their voice. the president in his first rose garden speak said nothing about the attack in egypt. there seems to still be confusion in the administration as to what exactly our relationship with egypt is. the key problem is that the people who are opposed to us are islamic extr
official in iraq. should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four more, including iraq, which is quite a ways from north africa. that spread is eerily reminiscent of what we all went through in the late 1970s. >> in iran? >> not just in iran, an ambassador killed in kabul followed by the embassy in islamabad being burned to the ground and the takeover in iran. these things have a way of spreading. they are a...
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believe this is an inhibitor for new voters, young voters even returning soldiers who have come back from iraq and afghanistan, maybe jeopardized from the right to vote. let me tell you one thing. in the texas voter i.d., they were not able to use federal i.d. documents. a veteran told me that because his i.d. did not have a date on it under the texas law, he could not use his permanent federal veterans i.d. card. is that absurd? an outrage as one could ever believe. >> exactly right. in the pennsylvania litigation, which is still pending the court and the state of pennsylvania acknowledged it could not point to one single case of voter impersonation fraud which, of course, was the underlying predicate to their entire statute. let me ask you what you're saying and our generic feeling about the obligation to permit people to vote, to get them to vote, moderate republicans coming back into the fold who are saying you know what? we have to push back against the republican fringe and make voting something we believe in. we'll work with you on the voter registration effort and pushing back against
believe this is an inhibitor for new voters, young voters even returning soldiers who have come back from iraq and afghanistan, maybe jeopardized from the right to vote. let me tell you one thing. in the texas voter i.d., they were not able to use federal i.d. documents. a veteran told me that because his i.d. did not have a date on it under the texas law, he could not use his permanent federal veterans i.d. card. is that absurd? an outrage as one could ever believe. >> exactly right. in...
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you are bordered by iraq, syria-- >> yes. >> jon: israel and saudi arabia. >> egypt. >> jon: and egypt. so how are things? (laughter) >> we've seen better days. >> jon: you run a constitutional monarchy. >> that's right. >> jon: in the middle of the largest democratic i don't want to say uprising but transition in your part of the world. what happens to you? how do you manage that without being deposed like some of these other countries have had to deal with? >> jordan is part of the arab spring also. but the arab spring means something different to every country. different countries are going through different paces. you know, i keep saying that whatever the middle east is going through is going to be something that will take five, ten, 15 years and each country is going to have its own unique experiment of this. the republics have gone through a much tougher version of this than the monarchies, funny enough. but i hope this is something we all look back five, ten, 15 years from now and say that arab spring is a good thing. and i believe it is. so we all have to change. but the pace a
you are bordered by iraq, syria-- >> yes. >> jon: israel and saudi arabia. >> egypt. >> jon: and egypt. so how are things? (laughter) >> we've seen better days. >> jon: you run a constitutional monarchy. >> that's right. >> jon: in the middle of the largest democratic i don't want to say uprising but transition in your part of the world. what happens to you? how do you manage that without being deposed like some of these other countries have had...
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i think under those circumstances, al gore would have pushed hard against iraq. up not only would have had republicans urging it, you would have had many democrats who believed that sadaam had weapons of mass destruction. >> who cares he didn't attack us. >> uh-uh. i'm not arguing. >> there's no way vice president gore would have been that irrational. no way. >> chenk that's -- you're not listening to me. i agree with you. you're hitting a straw mat. i am suggesting that the politics would have been much tougher. vice president lieberman who would have been vice president would have been as anxious to go into iraq as dick cheney. he was one of the leading hawks of either party and so the picture i paint is not al gore going into iraq, no. he said at the time it would have been mike attacking the phillipines after pearl harbor. the picture i paint is a president under enormous political pressure and suffering politically for not going into iraq. that's my book, you're entitled to write your own history. >> look, so vice president lieberman sent a chill down my spi
i think under those circumstances, al gore would have pushed hard against iraq. up not only would have had republicans urging it, you would have had many democrats who believed that sadaam had weapons of mass destruction. >> who cares he didn't attack us. >> uh-uh. i'm not arguing. >> there's no way vice president gore would have been that irrational. no way. >> chenk that's -- you're not listening to me. i agree with you. you're hitting a straw mat. i am suggesting that...
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is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to have over the president's foreign policy and we had some of i today with ambassador rice and congressman rogers. yet i talked to top officials in the romney campaign who have no plans for major foreign policy speech in the next few weeks before the debates. the question is, why not? i keep home alive they will think they should address the issue that is on the mind of we every american now. what is going on over there? why is it happening? what would the next president do to address it? it is crazy not to address it. that is what people want to hear about. i heard from a congressiona
is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to...
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he also failed to mention iraq and afghanistan. more than 55,000 americans have been killed or injured in those wars but mr. romney didn't think the wars were worth mentioning, in his own speech at his own convention. here's how he tried to explain the oversight. >> i find it interesting that people are curious about mentioning words in a speech as opposed to policy. i have some differences on policy with the president. i happen to think those are more important than what word i mention in each speech. >> do you regret opening up this line of attack, now a recurring attack, by leaving out that issue in the speech? >> i only regret you repeating it day in and day out. when you give a speech you don't go through a laundry list. you talk about the things you think are important. >> you talk about the things that are important. doesn't that include wars in iraq and afghanistan? today one of romney's foreign policy advisers criticized the ambassador campaign for pointing this out saying, quote, it doesn't surprise me that they're raisin
he also failed to mention iraq and afghanistan. more than 55,000 americans have been killed or injured in those wars but mr. romney didn't think the wars were worth mentioning, in his own speech at his own convention. here's how he tried to explain the oversight. >> i find it interesting that people are curious about mentioning words in a speech as opposed to policy. i have some differences on policy with the president. i happen to think those are more important than what word i mention...